April 1, 2007
We seldom mention the plight of animals
Dear Editor
Amid all the good and not-too-good news in your dailies very seldom is a subject or caption mentioned about the unending circumstances of animals especially dogs entirely displaced in droves country wide.
The loss of a sense of a bare existence for a free habitat to justly ensure a peaceful way of life is constantly hindered by people who assault and provoke them until they flee terrified. These terrified animals seek refuge by running and jumping in and across trenches sustaining injury to hide in bushes and remote areas to escape a dishonor from persons threatening attack.
Street dogs barely are never fed nor have decent drinking water exposing themselves to serious chronic illness with no hope of a cure hence they lug a burden of living with a physically unhealthy lifestyle. Yet countless insensitive and unfeeling persons persist on hurting and harming these creatures that don’t seem to have the will to live. This is adding salt to wounds.
I invite your thoughts and encourage the Diaspora that frequents our homeland to bear witness to a dilemma of stray animals across the country, to voice your concerns publicly and through the media and denounce acts of crime on animals as recently occurred, in much the same way everyone condemns other criminal activities.
It is apparent from all the letters pouring in everyday in our three national newspapers (mostly from overseas Guyanese) that we all aspire and want to pitch in for change, long overdue. Well animals are integrated in our sociological landscape and change is needed to protect them too. That should ‘grand total’ overall change.
Our country is not unique to animal crisis but given the fact that we are comparatively small in size and population is reason for people to exercise a heart and a vision of hope for the voiceless who fear them.
Yours faithfully
Zenobia Williams
Animal Advocate
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